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contain
verb
1 contain
Include or contain; have as a component:
— The record contains many old songs from the 1930's.
synonyms: comprise, incorporate.
Roget 76:
be included in
&c.;
come under,
fall under,
range under;
belong to,
pertain to;
range with;
merge in.
include,
comprise,
comprehend,
contain,
admit,
embrace,
receive;
inclose
etc.
(circumscribe)
229;
embody,
encircle.
reckon among,
enumerate among,
number among;
refer to;
place with,
arrange with,
place under;
take into account.
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Dutch: behelzen, herbergen, includeren, insluiten, omvatten
2 contain
Contain or hold; have within:
— This can contains water.
synonyms: bear, carry, hold.
Roget 54:
be composed of,
be made of,
be formed of,
be made up of;
consist of,
be resolved into.
include
etc.
(in a class)
76;
contain,
hold,
comprehend,
take in,
admit,
embrace,
embody;
involve,
implicate;
drag into.
compose,
constitute,
form,
make;
make up,
fill up,
build up;
enter into the composition of
etc.
(be a component)
56.
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Dutch: bevatten, inhouden
3 contain
Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.
synonyms: check, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate.
Dutch: afremmen, matigen, modereren, remmen
4 contain
5 contain
Be capable of holding or containing.
synonyms: hold, take.
6 contain
Hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of:
— Contain the rebel movement.
synonyms: arrest, check, hold back, stop, turn back.
Dutch: keren
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